St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Notre Dame De Perpetuel Secours Church

(Established in 1938)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 1, 2018

1. Notre Dame De Perpetuel Secours Church Marker

Inscription.
This parish was one of the sites proposed by Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, to afford a place of work for African-American priests ordained in the United States in 1934. Rev. Maurice Rousseve, SVD and his successor, Rev. Anthony C. Bourges, SVD of the Society of the Divine Word, both members of that historic class, became the first and second African-American pastors of Notre Dame Parish. Their leadership and that of their successors produced a thriving center of Catholicity, rich in faith, culture, and tradition.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 30° 7.102′ N, 91° 49.778′ W. Marker is in St. Martinville, Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish. It is at the intersection of St. Martin Street and Gray Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Martin Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Gary Street, Saint Martinville LA 70582, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s

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Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to St. Martinville (approx. ¼ mile away); Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon (approx. ¼ mile away); The Old Castillo Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (approx. ¼ mile away); Duchamp Opera House (approx. ¼ mile away); Evangeline Oak (approx. 0.3 miles away); Deportation Cross (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Martin Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Martinville.

More about this marker. Address is official address of church.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 1, 2018

2. Notre Dame De Perpetuel Secours Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 683 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2018.